57. The 2003 Statistical Abstract of the United States reported the percentage of people 18 years of

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57. The 2003 Statistical Abstract of the United States reported the percentage of people 18 years of age and older who smoke. Suppose that a study designed to collect new data on smokers and nonsmokers uses a preliminary estimate of the proportion who smoke of .30.

a. How large a sample should be taken to estimate the proportion of smokers in the population with a margin of error of .02? Use 95% confidence.

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Essentials Of Statistics For Business And Economics

ISBN: 9780324568608

5th Edition

Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams

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